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Saily ®ar Bed f WM Stones from the University and Chapel Hill ! Dance Troupe to Present Demo Day Before Show Uiban Bush Women will present a work shop at 3 p.m. April 3 in the Great Hall in the Carolina Union. The workshop, which f is sponsored by the Carolina Union Per forming Arts Committee, is open to the public and free of charge, t The demonstration will be followed by . a performance on April 4 at 8 p.m. in 1 Memorial Hall. Tickets will cost between sl2 and S2O dollars for the general public and between $6.50 and S2O for UNC stu dents. The group, which recently won a 1994 Capezio Dance Award, draws repertoire from community and spiritual traditions and rituals of African-American culture. 'Minimally Invasive' Clot Surgery Done at Hospitals Surgeons at the UNC-CH School of Medicine have become the first in the state to successfully repair an aneurysm using a minimally invasive surgical technique. The new technique, which is known as cardiovascular aneurysm repair, was per formed by Dr. Enrique Criado, assistant professor of surgery. The patient is recov ering well. Alumni Group to Look at Future of Public Health The UNC public health alumni and the general public will come together April 20. “Dreaming of a Time: The Public Health Practitioner of the Future” is designed to allow for discussion as to how the school is preparing leaders to meet society’s chang ing health system needs. The discussion is part of the school’s Alumni Conference. Also included in the conference will be the Fred T. Foard Me morial Lecture, held at 9 a.m. in the RosenauHall Auditorium. The lecture will address health system reform at the state and national levels and the increase in public-private partnerships, as well as other contemporary issues. Movie Chronicles Trip From New York to Israel “Black To The Promised Land” will be presented at 7 p.m. March 29 in Room 8 Gardner Hall by filmmaker Madeleine Ali. The film chronicles a group of inner-city students from New York on their visit to Israel. Ali will speak at 12:30 p.m. at the Sonja Haynes Black Culture Center, and will discuss her experiences prior to the film. The events are sponsored by North Caro lina Hillel. Women's Center to Hold Session on Sharing Ideas There will be a Women’s Gathering on Tuesdays, March 28-May 2 from 7-9 p.m. at the Women’s Center, 210 Henderson St., Chapel Hill. This group provides an opportunity for women to share their ideas, strengths, joys and difficulties. There has been a waiting list for this group, so only a few spaces are open. The cost is $lB for members and S3O for nonmembers. Oliver Hicks and Tall Tales To Visit UNC's Toy Lounge Orville Hicks will be bringing his tall tales humor to UNC April 6. Hicks, a native ofWatauga County’s Beech Moun tain, will give a free performance at 3:30 p.m. in Dey Hall’s Toy Lounge. Hicks' family has kept a tradition of oral history going for over one and a half centu ries. Hicks’ great-grandfather was the leg endary Council Harmon, the earliest known teller of Jack Tales in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hicks will also discuss the origins of his tales and the reasons for their longevity. Feminist Reading and Discussion Group to Meet The Women’s Center is going to have a feminist reading and discussion group, which will focus on readings with a multicultural or international perspective on Tuesdays, March 28 and April 11 &25 from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Women’s Center, 210 Henderson St., Chapel Hill. The meet ing is free, but preregistration is required. Any questions call 968-4610. Nutrition-Bone Correlation To Be Focus of Conference The UNC School of Public Health’s Nutrition Update Conference will focus on the relationship between osteoporosis and nutrition. During the conference, being held April 12 and 13, experts will present an overview of the epidemiology of osteoporosis, ado lescents with eating disorders, and calcium intake needs across the life cycle. Greek Myth Used as Way To Explore Female Role The Heroine’s Journey, using the Greek story of Psyche, a women’s tale about successfully navigating important stages in the heroine’s journey, come together as women to explore ways to claim self-worth and confidence. The meeting is Wednes days, March 29-April 12 from 7-9 p.m. at The Women’s Center, 210 Henderson St., Chapel Hill. The cost is $9 for members and sls for non-members. FROM STAFF REPORTS Student Gives Birth to Unexpected Bahy Boy BY ANGELIQUE BARTLETT STAFF WRITER UNC student Christy L. Smith went into the bathroom with stomach pains Wednesday morning and came out the unexpected mother of a baby boy. “I didn’t know I was pregnant until he just came out,” Smith said Thursday. “I started to use die bathroom and then I saw his head.” Smith gave birth to a 6 pound, 9 ounce boy, Charles Thomas Smith, at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in the bathroom of her Campus Gets Kick out of Health From Fair Demonstrations BY STACEY MEWBORN STAFF WRITER Rarely does one witness a cosmopoli tan group of students, staff and professors decked out in business suits revel together via the electric slide. However, many participants of the sev enth annual Health Fair, held Thursday at the Student Recreation Center, joined in similar celebrations of holistic health and became more informed on ways to live healthier. “I like the wide variety of information here,” said Rhonda Baker, a staff member ofDavis Library. “Ifoundoutabouthealthy restaurants that I’ve never been to.” Along with healthy food samples, the fair provided 36 activities including exhib its on bike safety, back health, meditation, humor, biofeedback and dental health. One of the most popular activities was the free 15-minute massage. Demonstrations were also held on alter native exercise activities such as country line dancing and slide aerobics. Anew addition to this year’s fair was a series of 30-minute seminars that explored topics such as “Reflexology,” “The Healing Power of Humor, Laughter and Happi ness” and “Couples Communication.” Although Courtney Brown, a junior from Albemarle, said he led a healthy lifestyle through exercise and a good diet, he was still interested in the information the fair offered. “I was surprised to learn about the num ber of services the University and commu nity offers that we never seem to hear about,” Brown said. Beth Manning, a biology graduate stu dent from Chicago, said she was interested in healthy eating and getting her choles terol checked at the fair. “I think the fair is a good idea to make people more aware of personal health,” Manning said. “Of course, the fair attracts people who are already interested in health.” Dean Oliver, a post-doctorate student in environmental engineering, said he was particularly intrigued by the exhibit on back health due to his recent back prob lems. For those more concerned with their stomachs, local businesses and commer cial product representatives participated Rally Addresses Hunt’s Budget Proposal BY JENNIFER BURLESON STAFF WRITER Students, faculty and staff of the Uni versity united Thursday at Polk Place to rally against Gov. Hunt’s proposed bud get. Ralliers complained about Hunt’s pro posed budget increases. Hunt proposed hikes in out-of-state tuition by more than 30 percent and in-state tuition by 3.1 per cent and a raise in faculty salaries of only 2 percent. Proposed cuts include about $2.3 mil lion for staff positions, $1 million less for middle management positions and a $500,000 cut for equipment. Kay Wijnberg, director of administra tion at the School of Law, was the host of the occasion. “It’s a sad time for us," Wijnberg said. “The government seems to have turned its ears on us.” As the rally opened, the audience joined with senior Jasme Kelly in singing Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” “We need a little respect from the government,” Kelly said. Chuck Stone, Spearman professor of journalism, said people needed to commu nicate with the General Assembly about the cuts. “Let the legislature know,” Stone said. “This is a great University not medio Revamped Springiest to Return To UNC Campus This Weekend BY JULIE CORBIN ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Hoping to revive some of the spirit of early Springfests, the Residence Hall Asso ciation will hold the first outdoor, after noon musical festival in several years. A tradition since the 19705, this year’s Springfest will feature free music by Dillon Fence, Doxy’s Kitchen and Plutopia, as well as barbecue from Bullock’s in Durham for $3. It will be held on Saturday at Mclver Beach from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This year, Springfest organizers took steps to prevent problems that had oc curred at past events, said Jody Davis, RHA president. To alleviate overcrowd ing, they did not begin to publicize the event until Wednesday. The event is lim ited to three and a half hours, unlike earlier Springfests, which continued well into the night. Both crowd control professionals and University police officers will be on hand, UNIVERSITY & CITY Ehringhaus Residence Hall suite. She said her labor, which she went through alone, took approximately 20 min utes. “It wasn’t very long,” Smith said. “Apparently I had a really easy delivery. “I was kind of scared, but once I had foe baby out, I was just worried if he was okay,” she said. A9ll dispatchertold Smith’s suitemate, sophomore Nedra Lewis of Madison Heights, Va., to tie a string around foe umbilical cord. Lewis said she used a shoe lace. University Police officer Mark Carroll Wuf - jsjjfi® |H |3flj BBL^mji by sponsoring booths such as free food sampling. “The health fair has had a tremendous response today, ” said Robert Barker, owner of The Healthy Bite. Healthy Bite had a display for sampling foods such as cous-cous, no-fat brownies and smashed potatoes. Barker said foe response to foe display was so positive that he had to send out for more food. Healthy Bite also sponsored a demonstration on cooking a stir-fiy void of oil. While Barker said healthy foods were often difficult to prepare, he said Healthy Bite tried to serve healthy foods that are relatively inexpensive and accessible. “I’m interested in eating a healthier diet, like low-fat foods and more of nature’s foods, ” Barker said. “I don’t think healthy eating is a trend. I hope it’s more of a lifestyle change that’s taking place in America.” “Let the legislature know. This is a great University not mediocre. One of the best. If these increases continue to exfoliate, we are going to lose that greatness. ” CHUCK STONE Professor of journalism ere. One of foe best. If these increases continue to exfoliate, we are going to lose that greatness. If you don’t care, the legis lature doesn’t care. They care about votes.” Rachel Windham, director of business and finance in foe UNC School of Den tistry, said she had a passion for the Uni versity. She said foe University was serv ing foe state by educating foe young. She encouraged people to make their opinions of foe budget cuts heard in Raleigh. “If you’ve got any passion left, let’s let Raleigh know that we are tired, still passioned, and we want to serve the state of North Carolina,” Windham said. Staff member Jacquelyn Gist ofU ni ver sify Career Services said people needed to get angry about Hunt’s proposed budget cuts. and if foe crowd swells too big or becomes rowdy, foe event will be stopped. The bands that will play Saturday were deliberately chosen because of their ties to UNC, Davis said. All three of foe bands have members who were students at foe University, and Davis said she hoped they would aid in crowd control if problems arose. Many of foe precautions taken this year were made in order to prevent such prob lems, and to rejuvenate Springfest, said Jason Hughes, social programming execu tive assistant of RHA. “We just want everyone to come on out and have a good time and behave, ” Hughes said. The concept of Springfest had fallen into disfavor with foe University's admin istration in foe past due to problems with crowd control and liability, Davis said. Former Springfests were so overcrowded See SPRINGFEST, Page 4 said Smith and her baby were both in good health when he arrived. “The baby was smiling and had his eyes open,” he said. Two paramedics arrived and cut foe umbilical cord. Smith and her child were then taken to UNC Hospitals. Smith, a freshman from Alexis, N.C., said she had gained weight over foe year, but credited it to her adjustment to college. “I’d put on some weight but everyone talked about foe ‘freshman 15’ and that’s what I thought it was,” Smith said. She said her menstrual cycle had not been interrupted foe nine months of her “I see juggling as something that balances the right and left brain. Urn a firm believer in everyone juggling. ” FRANK JEFFREYS Cary juggler Another exhibit allowed participants to see foe effects of plastic surgery with foe plastic surgery simulator, which is a com puterized video imager for facial augmen tation. “This tool is not meant to tell exactly what surgeons can do but to let foe sur geons know what foe patients want,” said Chapman McQueen, a doctor in residence at foe Division of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery at foe University. “We are under attack, and we have to start acting like it,” Gist said. “We’ve got to start acting angry.” Housekeeper Barbara Prear said foe housekeeping staff had already been cut. “We’ve already hadabudget cut,’’Prear said. “I’ll be damned if we’re going to take any more budget cuts in our department." The proposed budget cuts also will have an enormous impact on graduate students. Some funds previously allocated for staff members were used to support graduate students who assisted with faculty research. Jane Brown, professor of journalism and chairwoman of foe Faculty Council, said foe cuts would make it difficult to continue attracting foe “best and bright est" graduate students. She also discussed foe impact graduate students had on foe state. “More than 60 percent of graduate students from out of state stay in North Carolina and add to foe economy,” Brown said. Graduate student Jill Craven told foe ralliers that she was disappointed with foe number of people that had attended foe rally. “Let’s have a real rally,” Craven said. “We should have people singing and tele vision cameras here. What we need is 4,ooopeople here and to make foe national news. Let’s make a real impact.” UNC to Research Chronic Lung Diseases Agreement Between UNC, Pharmaceutical Company Will Facilitate Research BY CHRISTINA MASSEY STAFF WRITER Sufferers of cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis may soon find relief, thanks to an agreement between UNC-CH research ers and anew Triangle pharmaceutical company. The University signed an agreement with Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. to mar ket a cystic fibrosis treatment. The agreement, worth over $650,000, allows UNC researchers to develop treat ment to be marketed in the future, Jeff Leighton, president and CEO of Inspire said Thursday. “The agreement is a complete research and clinical collaboration between foe University and our company to fund de velopment of treatment for cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis," he said. pregnancy. Smith’s roommate and cousin, Barbie Boswell, said Smith has had an irregular menstrual cycle for years. Bleeding during pregnancy is rare, said Cindy Saacks, chief resident of obstetrics at UNC Hospitals. “Occasionally a person may have vaginal bleeding, but it’s not a period, ” she said. “There are other causes. ” Boswell, a sophomore from Mount Holly, N.C., said she thought Smith might have been showing signs of pregnancy. “She’d been real sluggish all year. She was always sleeping. “We kind of suspected that she was He feels foe display is worthwhile. “I think a lot of people are conscious about their looks but are scared to do anything, ” he said. McQueen said the display was a unique opportunity for people to see facial changes that they have often dreamed of. He said many participants requested to view them selves with different noses and face lifts. Another exhibit was a rendition of foe Laugh Mobile, a cart that brings humor to hospital patients. A goofy hat, clown glasses, long and exotic feathers, a plunger and hand puppets adorned foe humor ex hibit, which explored internal healing through laughter. “Laughter massages your thymus gland, which strengthens your immune system,” said Frank Jeffreys, an actor, juggler and humorist from Cary. “Your face is a constant communicator with foe inside world of foe innate intelli gence of foe body, ” he said. “Laughterand Parents ‘Eager’ to Help Boost Low Test Scores BY LAURA GODWIN STAFF WRITER Parents and school board members are looking for solutions to foe problem of low proficiency exam scores by Chapel Hill and Carrboro African-American students and found some promising ideas and vol unteers. The meeting, called by Chapel Hill- Canboro Board of Education Vice Chair man Mark Royster, attracted 150 people concerned for foe future of foe educational quality for area African-American students. The results of last year’s testing showed less than 25 percent of African-American students to be proficient in such subjects as English, algebra, geometry, biology, chem istry, physical science and U.S. history. Royster said the group was eager to help. “The parents were eager to come forward and say, ‘Let’s get more involved with our youth to help them be more suc cessful.’” Royster said about 24 people addressed foe group with their own concerns for foe future of students. Some parents at foe meeting expressed concern about foe re Under foe agreement, foe University will receive sßß,oooup-front to cover over head expenses. In addition, Inspire will give a $289,000 grant to medical research ers for foe first two years, and then allow them to split any royalties, Leighton said. Susan Ehringhaus, UNC’s senior legal counsel, said foe agreement will extend foe school’s influence in research. “This kind of relationship is a means to extend foe University’s scientific research beyond its walls and into foe public,” she said. “The agreement furthers foe University’s mission of research, providing a means to do foe research and support for that re search.” Leighton said Inspire would be respon sible for production and marketing of foe end results of foe research. Ehringhaus said foe potential benefits of foe agreement outweighed foe risks. "There are risks involved in any rela tionship, but just because there are risks does not mean foe relationship should be avoided, especially if there are good sound academic reasons for participating in foe Friday, March 24,1995 pregnant, but she kept saying ‘ no, Boswell said. “She didn’t look nine months preg nant; she looked maybe like she was six months.” Smith said she was still in shock, but was happy. “I’mjust getting out of shock,” Smith said. “I’m very excited. It’s a miracle.” Smith said she wasn’t sure what she would do after being released from foe hospital today. “I could transfer back to be closer to home or have my parents take care of him.” While attending the seventh annual Health Fair at the Student Recreation Center, these patrons take advantage of the opportunity to get a free professional massage. The massage booth was just one of more than 30 activities and demonstrations held at the fair. DTH/ERIK PEREL humor help access foe good chemicals al ready present in foe brain.” Jeffreys gave mini juggling lessons with balls, scarves and plastic grocery bags to willing participants. “I see juggling as something that bal ances foe right and left brain,” he said. “I’m a firm believer in everyone juggling ” On a more serious note, foe Wellness Center of Pittsboro sponsored an array of booths including one on chair massages and one on safer sex, which provided free condoms. “Sincefoe student center doesn’t give out free condoms, I wanted people to know they are available for free at foe Orange County Health Department,” said Georgan Gregg, a sex counselor at foe Wellness Center. She said, “We’ve had mostly a good reception and people are happy to get answers to their questions and to get free condoms.” sponsibility of foe school board, Royster said. “The parents wanted to make certain if they were to do their part, foe administra tion should be held accountable,” he said. One way foe administration is trying to help is through foe Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education. The task force has made improvement recommendations, but they have yet to have any substantial effect. School Board Chairman Ken Touw said foe school board would try in foe future to move forward with foe recommendations. “It’s important for people to realize foe Blue Ribbon Task Force recommendations were not just for foe school, but for foe community, too,” Touw said. Parents were able to enroll their stu dents for tutoring at Wednesday’s meet ing. Royster said he was very pleased that a fair number of students were enrolled for foe tutoring program, and those names would be turned over to foe Campus Y and to “A Mission in Excellence.” These groups handle after school tutoring for foe schools. See TEST SCORES, Page 4 relationship,” she said. Cystic fibrosis is a potentially fatal ge netic illness which affects nearly 30,000 Americans from birth, but there is cur rently no real treatment for it, Leighton said. “The only treatment available to people with cystic fibrosis is antibiotics, which only helps foe symptoms,” he said. “It is not a cure, and patients often get worse.” Leighton said foe average life span of cystic fibrosis patients was 29 years. “Development of a cystic fibrosis treat ment will provide therapy so people can live longer,” he said Leighton said chronic bronchitis affects 12.5 million Americans, but takes longer to develop than cystic fibrosis. The research team working on foe treat ment will be headed by Richard Boucher, a medical school professor and director of UNC’s Cystic Fibrosis Center. “Dr. Boucher is a world leader in the field of cystic fibrosis research,” Leighton said. “He will work with a group of people who are among foe best in foe country." 3
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